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HHS Awards $3.2 Million to Support Flint Residents Affected by Lead Exposure
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) with $3.2 million in grant funding...
Aug 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
Pew Report “Food Safety From Farm to Fork”
The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a report,”Food Safety From Farm to Fork”, which examines how the wider use of...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
New NACCHO Food Safety and Defense Webinar Recordings
NACCHO recently released several new food safety and defense e-learning resources for local retail regulatory food programs. These...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health Risks
By Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease...
Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author
Webcast Recording: Lead Contamination Beyond Flint
A video recording of last month’s live webcast titled “Led Contamination Beyond Flint: Drinking Water and Children’s...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
FDA Resource: Foodborne Outbreak Response
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a new resource titled Quick Start Food Emergency Response Job Aids. The...
Apr 11, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health Departments
February 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow,...
Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird
Keeping it Safe for the Holidays
My first read of the morning is always the Food Safety News (FSN) e-newsletter. Started by Bill Marler, one of the most prominent and...
Nov 22, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier
HHS Awards $3.2 Million to Support Flint Residents Affected by Lead ExposureThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) with $3.2 million in grant funding to establish a registry of Flint residents who were exposed to lead-contaminated water from the Flint Water System during 2014-2015. MSU will use the funds in partnership with the City of Flint leadership and other community stakeholders […] Aug 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne IllnessThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the past nearly two decades. The study, “Fish- Associated Foodborne Disease Outbreaks- U.S. 1998-2015”, shows that fish continue to be an important source of foodborne outbreaks, with tuna (37%), mahi-mahi (10%), and grouper (9%) being the types of […] Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Pew Report “Food Safety From Farm to Fork”The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a report,”Food Safety From Farm to Fork”, which examines how the wider use of “evidence-based” interventions on farms and feedlots can prevent foodborne illnesses. The Pew’s Director of safe food project said in a news release that “an effective food safety system includes measures to prevent contamination at every step […] Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New NACCHO Food Safety and Defense Webinar RecordingsNACCHO recently released several new food safety and defense e-learning resources for local retail regulatory food programs. These resources include the following: NACCHO Risk Factor Studies Sharing Session Part I: Considerations for Conducting Retail Food Risk Factor Studies Upon completion of this webinar session participants will be able to: Explain the purpose and objectives for conducting... Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health RisksBy Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease outbreaks associated with recreational water activity in the United States and these outbreaks are occurring at increasing frequencies. In 2016 alone, state health departments reported at least 32 outbreaks of the disease associated with swimming pools […] Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author |
Webcast Recording: Lead Contamination Beyond FlintA video recording of last month’s live webcast titled “Led Contamination Beyond Flint: Drinking Water and Children’s Health,” is now available online. Hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Forum and the Huffington Post, this open forum engaged several public health experts in a discussion on safekeeping American water supplies. Featured speakers... May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
FDA Resource: Foodborne Outbreak ResponseThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a new resource titled Quick Start Food Emergency Response Job Aids. The resource is made up of three flow diagrams highlighting key general, epidemiological, and environmental tasks for consideration in the early stages of notification to promote an integrated response approach. By providing these diagrams as […] Apr 11, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health DepartmentsFebruary 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood product donation. The day also serves as a reminder of the nearly 120,000 individuals who are on the national organ transplant waiting list, and of the sobering reality that, on average, 22 […] Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird |
Keeping it Safe for the HolidaysMy first read of the morning is always the Food Safety News (FSN) e-newsletter. Started by Bill Marler, one of the most prominent and powerful food-safety attorneys in the country, FSN is a rich compendium of information warning readers about food recalls, foodborne illness outbreaks, food science, technology, food policy, and more. It provides such […] Nov 22, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier |
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